The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1887-05-04
CARE OF STOCK.
I'rofft In stock Raising Dependent on tho
Treatm- mt Given to Animals.

Treatm- Given to Animals.
While ii should not be SO. vet il seems
10 be the f c, that the more we nav for
stock the better care we are willinr to
give. Because Il calf is only worth five
dollars or a pc one ut weaving time,
many are Inclined TO let them look out
for themselves. While if they were
considered more valuable much better
care would he considered necessary
While | try to be careful to breed
| only the best, using considerable care
in selecting and mating SO as to secure
the very best stock | possibly can. vet
am not W ling to consider that this is
all that is necessary to secure the brst
results. Whether stock of the verv
best breeds is selected and sd or
whether You are only abe to
keep common stock, we must keep
in mind the fact that good care and
proper feed are just As necess ,rv as
| good breed. And if we ar not in a
| position to have the best breed we can,
At least. do all we can to secure the
best results with what we already have
| b. following this plan we are not only
able to more rapidly place ourselves in
Il condition to secure better stock but
We are learning ri the same me the
! best plan Of caring for them. Almost
/ any one can own stock and let them
! take care of themselves. or, on the
Other hand, we can feed them more
| than they will eat, that i. if We have it
on hand we can easily pace tn feed
| where the sock can eat it. But in
either case we may be making failure.
One Of the most importan things to
learn in managing stock is to know
! how to feed so rs t. secure the best
growth at the lowest cost.
This knowledge we can acquire
whether we are feeling common scrub
stock or the finest thoroughbreds
And the feeding and caring for the
common stock in this way will give us
often as great a profit in proportion as
the best.
We must learn that in order to secure
the largest amount of profit it is neces-
sary to feed anl care for common stock
Just as carefully as for the best.
True, we have not got the same
amount ofcapital invested and we may
not be able to secure as large profit
as if we owned all blooled stock. Yet
it is certainly fully as necessary that we
should secure as much profit as posi-
BILE and this can only be done bv Civ.
ing the best feed anl care. 1t is not
necessary that we sh ,ull pamper OF
that we shOul waste feed. To feed econ
Omically is to feed so that the best gair
may be secured at the lowest cost
This is true with all kinds of stock
whether cattle, horses. sheep. hogs ol
poul ry. and whether we are raising
scrubs or the best breeds Get into tn,
habit of giving the best Of care to al
the stock on the farm. Otherwise
even with costly stock you may give
good attention at first. but if you hav,
, never formed the habit you are liabl
r to get careless. and this often implies
more serious loss than if only common
stock had been raised.
The point want to impress is tha
: no matter what grade of stock or wha
\ kind we are keeping. the best of ear
. should be given, so that the most prof
NAV be realized, rather than to Civ
f good care simply in proportion to tn
co~t.-N j. Shepherd. in Des MoinG
s (Ia.) Leader.